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I dont know where to start, well i have been taking Viramune and Truvada for 7 months now and my lab results i was indetectable, i have been to my doc last month and my VL went from indetectable to 1.200 and last week i did the blood test again and is going up, so my doc asked me to do a resistance test to see if i became resistant to the drugs!!! OMG, what if that happens? or why is this happening? I dont understand, im very very very sad and i dont know what to do, when i thought everything was going ok, i have this in my life! ahhhhhhhSometimes i just wanna give up!!i am very worried why is the drugs not working with me? or why is my VL going up when i am on meds???And if i have to change drugs i have to go with the struggle of being in a new medication, and that is something i did not want to experience again!!!AhhhhhhhhhhhhhCan anyone spare some thoughts???

Your viral load may be going up because you have a resistance to the Viramune not detected before starting treatment.

BUT

It is also possible, likely even, that the 1,200 result is a "blip" so wait for the retest before you panic!!!! everyone will experience a blip sooner or later (even if they test at a time when they ain't having one...)

Even if it is going up and it's not a blip as Newt described, you need to calm yourself down. If you're resistant to that medication there are plenty of other med regimens that you can take. There's not reason to get all worked up and cry honey... don't let yourself go there, OK?

And no, not every med change is a massive struggle -- I've switched enough times over almost 15 years to know this. Especially if they put you on one of the newest approved medications. No offense meant, but reading back to your posts when you started this treatment it sounds like most of your dizzy reactions were more due to panic and anxiety rather than the actual medication. I'd advise getting a handle on that.

Ahhhh everybody!!! thanks very much!!!They Re-did the test and it went up again, the VL went to 3.000!!! so my doc said she was disappointed with the results!!! and that made me worry a bit, if she is disappointed how am i suppose to be feeling?I just want my life to normal!!

I understand your concern, but Miss P and newt speak good sense: wait and see before panicking! If your doctor does decide you have resistance, then you will have the option of including some of the more recent drugs in your new regimen, the dosing schedule for which won't vary enormously from what you're on just now. At worst you'll have to take some pills with food. I know - it happened to me!

What they all said, plus a hug, plus a suggestion. A lot of times when someone is dealing with HIV, there are a lot of anxiety, depression, or other negative emotions. It's often helpful to have weekly therapy with a counselor who deals a lot with HIV+ patients. If you don't already do that, it's probably worth considering. It's probably also worth looking into yoga and other such things that are shown to reduce anxiety.

Regardless of what your resistance profile is, you have plenty of options open to you, some of which are probably more tolerable anyway. So look at it as an opportunity to get rid of viramune, if that's the problem...

You also have this community of people here, supporting you and telling you either from experience or from the evidence that it's going to be ok. And it will be. Definitely take some deep breaths, take a hot bath, watch a movie that makes you laugh... you're going to be just fine, and you will soon find a new regimen that will get your virus back to undetectable.